Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2017
- Messages
- 5,082
- Reaction score
- -15
- Country
- Location
Malaysian gov decided not to ratify the Int‘l Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
China News Network 2018-11-23 20:12:21
China News Service Putrajaya November 23 (Reporter Chen Yue) Malaysian Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the 23rd announced that the Malaysian government will not ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Observers here believe that the Malaysian government hopes to quell the recent controversy over whether the Malaysian society has ratified this convention.
The ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was a commitment made during the election of the Hope Alliance, which won the Malaysian general election in May this year. The Malaysian government originally planned to ratify the Convention as early as the first quarter of next year.
However, the Malaysian government’s “signing” intention was strongly rebounded by the main opposition parties such as the Malay National Unity (UMNO) and the Islamic Party. The head of the Islamic Party accused the ratification of the Convention, which would affect the rights of Malays and Aborigines.
There have been many recent rally against “signing” in various parts of Malaysia. The Islamic Party and Umno also plan to hold a large-scale demonstration rally on December 8.
I hope that there will be different opinions within the alliance. It is hoped that Anwar, the chairman of the People’s Justice Party of the largest member of the Union, has recently advocated the suspension of ratification of the Convention.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir recently admitted that since the "signing" may require the revision of the Malaysian Constitution, it is currently difficult for the relevant constitutional amendment to obtain the required two-thirds of the votes in Congress.
In a statement issued by the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office on the same day, the government will continue to defend the federal constitution and the social contract as stated in the various ethnic groups agreed upon by the founding of the country.
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was adopted at the UN General Assembly in 1965. Malaysia is currently one of the 14 countries in the world that have not ratified the Convention.
China News Network 2018-11-23 20:12:21
China News Service Putrajaya November 23 (Reporter Chen Yue) Malaysian Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the 23rd announced that the Malaysian government will not ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Observers here believe that the Malaysian government hopes to quell the recent controversy over whether the Malaysian society has ratified this convention.
The ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was a commitment made during the election of the Hope Alliance, which won the Malaysian general election in May this year. The Malaysian government originally planned to ratify the Convention as early as the first quarter of next year.
However, the Malaysian government’s “signing” intention was strongly rebounded by the main opposition parties such as the Malay National Unity (UMNO) and the Islamic Party. The head of the Islamic Party accused the ratification of the Convention, which would affect the rights of Malays and Aborigines.
There have been many recent rally against “signing” in various parts of Malaysia. The Islamic Party and Umno also plan to hold a large-scale demonstration rally on December 8.
I hope that there will be different opinions within the alliance. It is hoped that Anwar, the chairman of the People’s Justice Party of the largest member of the Union, has recently advocated the suspension of ratification of the Convention.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir recently admitted that since the "signing" may require the revision of the Malaysian Constitution, it is currently difficult for the relevant constitutional amendment to obtain the required two-thirds of the votes in Congress.
In a statement issued by the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office on the same day, the government will continue to defend the federal constitution and the social contract as stated in the various ethnic groups agreed upon by the founding of the country.
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was adopted at the UN General Assembly in 1965. Malaysia is currently one of the 14 countries in the world that have not ratified the Convention.
